The first section of Psalms has been called the Genesis Psalms.

They help us to realize that every good thing begins with God.

The Psalms provide a road map for the journey ahead.

In them, we learn to bring every emotion and experience of life into the presence of God.

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Most of the songs that we sing and most of the hymns in our hymn book were born out of great struggle, great stress and strain.

Somebody went through the valley and that's where God gave them the song.

Someone went through the nighttime hours and that's where the Lord met them

and gave them that song well Psalm 28 is one of those Spurgeon calls it one of

God's songs in the night David wrote it under inspiration of the Holy Spirit

and though we don't know exactly when he wrote it it's obvious he's under it

he is under some great pressure in his life when he writes it, it's obvious he's under it. He is under some great pressure in his life.

When he writes, unto thee will I cry, O Lord, my rock, be not silent to me.

Lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

I noticed just today as I meditated on this verse the difference between the rock and the pit.

I wonder, where are you living today? Are you living on the rock or are you living in the pits?

He says, I don't want to be like those that go down into the pit.

How do you keep from that? Well, you have to run to the rock.

You have to hide in the rock. You have to get on the rock that is higher than you.

That's the only hope, that's the only strength.

It cries out in verse two, hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to thee,

when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

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